Chicago Man Shot During Street Fight

Zion — A Chicago man was listed in fair condition at Midwest Regional Medical Center after being shot in the stomach Monday during an apparent street brawl.

Police Tuesday were searching for the man who allegedly shot Mahdi I. Griffin, 19, with a large-caliber weapon. Griffin was shot shortly before 7 p.m. Monday in the 3000 block of Gilead Avenue, police said.

Police said witnesses told them that about 10 men from two cars began fighting in the middle of the block. A gunshot was heard, and all but one of the men got into their cars and drove away, police said.

Police dispatchers received a call that a gunshot victim, later identified as Griffin, was lying in the street. Someone took him to the hospital by car, police said.

Sgt. Larry Booth, commander of the Zion Police Gang Unit, said that police do not believe the shooting was gang-related.